Public works employees were enforcing the city's emergency snow parking ordinance at 11:30 a.m. Sunday when they saw a man snow blowing piles of snow into the 1400 block of Jackson Street. When they told the man that putting snow into the street isn't allowed in Rockford, the man directed profanity at the female city worker. The man then directed his snowblower at a public works truck and discharged the snowblower through the open passenger door, striking the male city worker in the head and chest.

After initially fleeing into a house when police arrived, police were able to talk him outside and he was taken into custody without further incident.

The snow emergency and parking requirements were lifted Monday with the end of salting and plowing operations.